Marine Physics

Troughs

Which force causes both surface currents and waves?

Tsunamis are

Not something that causes tsunamis..

Influences the spin direction of a hurricane?

Time between the passage of successive crests or troughs of a wave

Things needed for cyclone/ hurricane formation?

Conditions that would produce the highest storm surge

Abnormal sea level rise generated by a storm

Winds and currents deflect to the __ in the Southern Hemisphere and to the __ in the Northern.

The current that brings a cooler climate to the west coast of the US.

The current that allows Florida and Western Europe to have warmer climates.

Distance from B to F

Conditions that would produce higher storm surge

Deep-water ocean currents in a vertical column of water are driven by?

A wall of water that moves up low-lying rivers with small openings

Tidal pattern seen in Tampa Bay (Gulf of Mexico)

Crests...

Which wind belts are correctly identified?

Large, circular-moving loops of water in each ocean basin are called_____.

Organisms found living in between the sediment of the intertidal zone

Areas where nutrients cycle through vertical mixing due to offshore winds

Which does not relate to why tides vary around the Earth?

Tidal pattern of two equal high and low tides daily

Which is NOT one of the major wind belts?

Tides that occur when the Moon and Sun are at right angles to each other with respect to Earth?

Which tides are correctly identified?

Place where largest tidal range occurs?

Aquatic waves

The moving transition zone between two air masses..